Oilfields' Workers Trade Union (OWTU) leader Ancel Roget yesterday said while there was no immediate gas shortage, if management did not deal with the health and safety issues quickly, the situation could worsen as early as today.

He said there was a "halt" at the bond area in Petrotrin as workers showed solidarity to their colleagues in the Trinmar fields.

"There was not much manpower at the bond", he said, adding that it could become a problem.